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The University of Oxford offers 800 years of history: its 39 colleges are inextricably linked with the daily life of a busy city with beautiful bui...

Harry Potter, A Fish Called Wanda, Inspector Morse, Downton Abbey and X Men are just a few of the films that have become synonymous with the world ...

Oxford still remains the most beautiful thing in England, and nowhere else are life and art so exquisitely blended, so perfectly made into one. Osc...

Painting Accessible Abstracts is an inspirational but practical book that will help artists to paint in a less figurative way.  Laura Reiter demons...

A practical guide to painting nature's flora and fauna from award-winning botanical painting authors Meriel Thurstan and Rosie Martin. Recording th...

David Curtis is one of the most successful and celebrated artists working in the UK today. His books are bestsellers and in his latest book he disc...

David Curtis is one of the most successful and loved artists in the UK. His books are bestsellers and in his latest publication he talks about the ...

This book provides all the paper, templates and instructions you need to start making your own beautiful papercraft all you need is a scalpel and ...

Every chess player needs to know how to handle his pawns. Pawns form the 'playing fields' of chess games, a semi-permanent 'structure' that can det...

Fancy yourself as a bridge player? This essential little book will show you how in just 10 minutes. Introduces the basic rules and techniques for...

Always wanted to play chess but haven't much time to learn? This dinky little book will show you how in just 10 minutes. Covers all the pieces an...

A guide to creating beautiful and meaningful textiles. Poetic cloth is about how cloth, stitch and surface create personal meaning in textile art. ...

Innovative techniques in painting woodlands from renowned artist Ann Blockley. Watercolourist Ann Blockley is known for her striking and intriguing...

Are you longing to know where your favourite scenes in Poldark were filmed? Or discover the secrets behind the derelict mines and perfect, unspoile...

An illuminating look at a controversial architectural style and its finest examples Post-modernism was the 1980s counter to Brutalism but fell out...

Colour it in psychedelic colours, in tasteful tones, in all shades of orange! But just colour it! Recapture the purest sense of creativity by colou...

An updated edition of Paul Keres' classic endgame instructor, designed specifically for practical players with over 500 extra diagrams to facilitat...

As the longest serving royal consort in British history (1921-2021), this fully-illustrated guide celebrates Prince Philips remarkable contribution...